Mack Mariani, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamilton College
Online Teaching Portfolio


"Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government."
--Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Price, 1789.

Recommended
Reading

The Semi-Sovereign People, by E.E. Schattschneider



Education for Citizenship, by Grant Reeher

Welcome to my online teaching portfolio

During my graduate studies at Syracuse University, I participated in the Future Professoriate Program, which helped prepare graduate students who were interested in pursuing a career in university teaching. As a result of this experience, I earned a Certificate in University Teaching from Syracuse when I completed my Ph.D. requirements in 2006.

This teaching portfolio documents my teaching experiences. I've found it useful because it enables me to quickly and easily look back on my past course assignments, syllabi and evaluations. It has helped make me a better and more effective teacher and, by making it available online, I hope that my course materials can be helpful to others as well.

• Curriculum Vitae
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• Teaching Philosophy
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• Summary of Teaching Experience
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• Course Evaluations
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• Course Syllabi (Word)
  - Congress and the Presidency, Fall 2006
  - Parties and Elections, Hamilton College, Spring 2006
  - Politics, Persuasion, and Public Opinion, Spring 2006
  - American Political Process, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
  - Congress and the Presidency, Fall 2005
  - Public Administration, Spring 2006
  - Congress and the Legislative Process, Summer 2000
  - Introduction to Political Science, Spring 2000
  
  
• Tests and Assignments (Word)
  2005-2006
  - American Political Process: Oxford Debates; Midterm
  - Congress and the Presidency: Backgrounder '05/'06 , Final Paper '05, Midterm '06
  - Parties and Elections: Midterm
  - Politics, Persuasion, and Public Opinion: Narrative Paper
  - Public Administration: Final
  Pre-2005
  - American National Government: Write Your Member of Congress
  - Federalists and Anti-Federalists: Write Your Own Federalist Paper
  - Introduction to Political Science: Final
  - Introduction to Political Science: 2000 Republican Primary Exit Poll, Results
  
- American National Government: Re-Examining the Bill of Rights

• Simulations (Word)
  - Politics, Persuasion, and Public Opinion: Multi-Class Campaign Simulation
  - Congress and the Presidency 2005: Simulation Overview
  - Congress and the Presidency 2006: Simulation Overview, Presidential Remarks and Legislation, Hearing and Markup Instructions, Markup Agenda
  - Congress and the Legislative Process: Congressional Committee Simulation
  

If you have any questions about the web site, or would like a copy of materials that are referenced but not included in the online portfolio, please send me an e-mail at mmarian@hamilton.edu and I will do my best to respond quickly.